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ELT Terminology

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

Often involves walking around to listen to Ss’ conversations, or sitting down and tuning in and out of Ss' conversation.

a)

pair work

b)

feedback stages

c)

monitoring

d)

group work

2.

This is the real thing e.g. a teacher can bring in banana and apple teach those words.

a)

realia

b)

student-centred

c)

eliciting

d)

highlighting langugae

3.

Instead of telling Ss, you can ask them a question, give a definition, etc. to encourage them to say it instead of you.

a)

student-centred

b)

concept questions

c)

eliciting

d)

modelling language

4.

These are pictures of different things, people, or places often mounted onto card.

a)

realia

b)

choral drills

c)

feedback stages

d)

flashcards

5.

These are short (often yes/no) questions you ask to make sure the students have understood what you want them to do.

a)

modelling language

b)

concept questions

c)

checking instructions

d)

highlighting language

6.

This is where you use your fingers as a visual way of showing i.e, syllables in a word or contractions.

a)

modelling language

b)

concept questions

c)

flashcards

d)

finger highighting

7.

A useful strategy for checking students' understanding of specific language.

a)

checking instructions

b)

concept questions

c)

modelling language

d)

choral drills

8.

An activity or task a student does with another student.

a)

Checking instructions

b)

group work

c)

pair work

d)

monitoring

9.

An activity or task done by three or more students.

a)

pair work

b)

group work

c)

concept questions

d)

monitoring

10.

During these stages, the teacher is the centre of attention and most exchanges go through or to the teacher.

a)

student-centred activities

b)

feedback stages

c)

teacher-centred (also known as teacher-fronted) activities

d)

modelling language

11.

This is where all the students repeat something, i.e., a word or longer stretch of language at the same time.

a)

choral drills

b)

individual drills

c)

modelling language

d)

closed pairs

12.

This is where you say something to show students how a word is pronounced or how a language item is used in a sentence.

a)

choral drills

b)

individual drills

c)

modelling language

d)

highlighting language

13.

These are stages where the teacher might check answers, opinions, or language after students have done the activity.

a)

monitoring

b)

feedback stages

c)

checking instructions

d)

open pairs

14.

These are activities where the students are all actively engaged, and the focus is off the teacher.

a)

teacher-centred activities

b)

highlighting language

c)

feedback stages

d)

student-centred activities

15.

This is where two students exchange language across the classroom with the other students listening.

a)

closed pairs

b)

open pairs

c)

individual drills

d)

student-centred activities

16.

This is where students work in twos. All students are working at the same time.

a)

closed pairs

b)

open pairs

c)

checking instructions

d)

modelling language

17.

This is where you ask individual students to repeat something. E.g., to help with the pronunciation of a word/sentence.

a)

choral drills

b)

feedback stages

c)

highlighting language

d)

individual drills

18.

This is what teachers do when they want the students to notice something interesting about a word or sentence.

a)

modelling language

b)

finger highlighting

c)

choral drill

d)

highlighting language